{
  "id": 12183619,
  "title": "'Fix The UN, Don't Work Around It': S Jaishankar Slams Gridlock, Calls For Urgent Reform | Videos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/fix-the-un-dont-work-around-it-s-jaishankar-slams-gridlock-calls-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:47:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/fix-the-un-dont-work-around-it-s-jaishankar-slams-gridlock-calls-for-urgent-reform-videos"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has called for urgent reform of the United Nations, arguing that the global organization has become gridlocked and largely irrelevant to addressing major international issues such as food, fuel, fertiliser and finance. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave, Jaishankar criticized the UN Security Council for being unrepresentative of the wider global interest, noting that the organization has expanded from 51 members to nearly four times that number. He also pointed out opposition from certain countries unwilling to support changes to the UN, though he did not identify them. Jaishankar emphasized that the UN has done a great service to the international community and that the answer is not to abandon the organization, but to strengthen and reform it.",
  "summary": "External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has once again stressed the need to reform the United Nations, arguing that the global organisation has increasingly struggled to play a meaningful role in resolving major international issues. He also pointed to growing concerns that the UN Security Council no longer reflects the interests of the wider international community, while noting that the reform…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}